. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Sept. 28, 1899. AMEPICArN BEE JOURNAL 615 strong- colonies that can fully occupy the whole super at once, and during- a big, fast honey-flow. Pres. Jones says that locality lias a great deal to do with it. Then there is a difference in colonies of bees to produce straight combs. During slow flows separators are absolutely necessary, and they are always advantageous in producing straight combs. Mr. Atchley advises the use of separators, as much honey is ruined by not using them. Beginners need them, and with them separators are necessary. Then he prefe
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Sept. 28, 1899. AMEPICArN BEE JOURNAL 615 strong- colonies that can fully occupy the whole super at once, and during- a big, fast honey-flow. Pres. Jones says that locality lias a great deal to do with it. Then there is a difference in colonies of bees to produce straight combs. During slow flows separators are absolutely necessary, and they are always advantageous in producing straight combs. Mr. Atchley advises the use of separators, as much honey is ruined by not using them. Beginners need them, and with them separators are necessary. Then he prefers to run colonies for extracted honey if not strong enough to fill the super with bees, and not strong enough to produce comb honey in sections. The convention then adjourned for supper. [Continued next week.]. CONDUCTED BY r>R. C. C. AlILLER, Ulareago, 111. (The Questions may be mailed to the Bee Journal office, or to Dr. Miller direct, when he will answer them here. Please do not ask the Doctor to send answers by mail.—Editor.] Preparing Bees for Cellar Wintering. I have been in the habit in the autumn of putting on top of my colonies a section-case in which I put a burlap cushion filled with chaft", a Hill's device underneath the cushion. My colonies are put into the cellar in November in this form. Our house is used only in the summer, and has no fire in it thruout the winter, which is long and severe. The bees are carried out from the cellar about April 20. I have had trouble from moldj' combs and hives, cushions, gathering dampness. Would you advise me to continue the use of the cushions, or will there be less dampness in the hives without them ? I have thought of filling some of the cushions with mineral-wool, and of put- ting a quantity of unslackt lime in the cellar, altho the cellar itself is a dry one. The dampness comes from the bees themselves, and a low temperature. I winter the bees without a bottom board, and cover them with a cag-e of wire-nett
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